Candy Renée Wellman McKnight, age 42, of Dothan, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
Candy was born July 11, 1983, in Enterprise, Alabama, to June Ellis Wellman and Jenise Spann Wellman. She worked as a general manager in the food industry. Candy enjoyed fishing, family trips, spending time with her aunts, and most of all, being with her family. She loved watching Swamp People, Naked and Afraid, and Bar Rescue. She also enjoyed working and had a special love for alligators and turtles.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Jenise Wellman, and her father-in-law, Shelby McKnight.
Leaving to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 13 years, Steven McKnight; her sons, William Lee Howard Jr., Cameron Aki Howard, and Tristan Tyler McKnight; her father, June Wellman; her brother, Timothy Wellman and his wife, Ariel; her brother-in-law, Michael McKnight and his wife, Sherry; her sister-in-law, Sonya Hudson and her husband, Billy; her mother-in-law, Rita Gisclair; and many nieces, nephews, other family members, and friends.
